Dear Editor, Next week is our great Fourth of July parade celebrating the birth of our country. Always leading the parade is a color guard carrying th...
July 1, 2021
Dear Editor, I would like to clarify the points I made recently concerning the use of the Canyon Creek area. I made these points at the June 1 Board o...
July 1, 2021
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A 26-year-old Telluride man and his dog died in an early morning crash June 16 south of Ridgway on U.S. Highway 550. The driver has been identified as...
June 23, 2021
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Motorists and recreationists along and near Red Mountain Pass should expect closures and delays over the next few weeks as the San Miguel Power Associ...
June 23, 2021
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GUNNISON Even though the majority of COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted, many Colorado restaurants are still struggling to keep up. Restaurants us...
June 23, 2021
Ridgway musicians Doug and Heather perform a set on North Laura Street in Ridgway on Sunday during the inaugural La Fete de la Musique, which was put ...
June 23, 2021
Ridgway photographer Gary Ratcliff captured peak bloom of mule’s ears wildflowers with a backdrop of the Sneffels range earlier this month. Late sprin...
June 23, 2021
50 YEARS AGO June 24, 1971 - The Ouray City Council has approved purchase of a new fiberglass or aluminum diving board for the municipal outdoor pool,...
June 23, 2021
Dear Editor, Most of the U.S., Colorado and in particular Ouray County are going through a housing value explosion because of the shortage of workers ...
June 23, 2021
Dear Editor, A few attendees at the housing work session on Monday, June 7 made the point that if we didn’t allow short-term rentals in town, Ouray wo...
June 23, 2021
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November 15, 2024
The three candidates for the Ouray city administrator job made their pitches Thursday and today for why they should be hired to fill the city’s top job. Daric Harvey, Michelle Metteer and Michael Rees...
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Ouray County is wrangling with dual affordable housing and child care crises. Waterview aims to make a dent in both
November 14, 2024
In a first for Ouray County — and maybe the country — the Waterview affordable housing development will attempt to solve two problems under one roof. The first of those problems is providing an afford...
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Public can meet trio vying for top Ouray job tonight
November 13, 2024
The three finalists for Ouray city administrator run the gamut in terms of their work experience. One is a career law enforcement officer. Another is a current administrator in a Colorado mountain tow...
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Architect, residents begin thinking about design of new hot springs building
November 13, 2024
A larger, brighter entryway. An overhauled locker room that doesn’t place the showers next to the toilets. More gym space. Those were just a few of the opinions Ouray County residents offered Monday w...
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Running through Sunday, annual event screens 76 films, offers block party, workshops, panel discussions
November 13, 2024
Arielle Bielak thinks of the Ridgway Independent Film Festival as a child. In its infancy, it was a novel, inward-facing event, screening a handful of films for a small audience for a night or two. Th...
